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Question: How do I reinstall Foxhound?

Answer:


Note: A successful installation overwrites existing files. It is your responsibility to make a backup of your existing Foxhound installation if you want one. The simplest way to make a complete backup is to stop the Foxhound engine, then make a copy of the entire Foxhound3 folder and subfolders... do this BEFORE installing the new version of Foxhound.

By default, Foxhound is installed in this location on Windows XP:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\RisingRoad\Foxhound3
and on Vista and Windows 7 it is here:
C:\ProgramData\RisingRoad\Foxhound3

To reinstall Foxhound, run the InstallShield setup.

What you do next depends on which dialog box appears...


If you see a dialog box that looks like this, you have to run the Foxhound "unsetup" process first and then run the Foxhound InstallShield setup as described below:

The unsetup process will not delete your Foxhound database; for more information see Another version of this product is already installed.


If you see this dialog box, you can proceed with the reinstallation:

When the InstallShield process reaches the end, click on the Post-Setup button to continue the installation.

This part is critical; if you don't let the post-setup process run, the old installation of Foxhound will not be replaced:

The post-setup process will ask how much data you want to preserve; just press Enter for ALL data:

Post-Setup Process for Foxhound Version 3.0
*** Checking for a post-setup path parameter...
*** A post-setup path parameter was provided...
C:\ProgramData\RisingRoad\Foxhound3\
*******************************************************************
***                   Foxhound 3.0.4380
***
*** Here's where Foxhound is being installed:
*** C:\ProgramData\RisingRoad\Foxhound3\
***
*** Starting the Foxhound 3.0.4380 post-setup process...
*** Creating foxhound3.db.3.0.4380.ORIGINAL_COPY...
*** Checking for an existing Foxhound3 installation...
***  ...yes, there is an existing Foxhound3 installation.
*** Checking if the existing data should be upgraded...
***  ...yes, the existing Foxhound3 data should be upgraded.
******************************************************************
*** PLEASE READ THIS, AND CONFIRM OR CHANGE **********************
******************************************************************
***
*** "FOXHOUND3UPGRADE" specifies how much data is to be upgraded.
***
*** If you want to CHANGE the setting, type in a new value...
***    ALL       - upgrade all the data
***    OPTIONS   - no samples, just the Foxhound options
***    yyyymmdd  - options plus samples since yyyymmdd
***    nnn       - options plus last nnn days of samples
***    NOTHING   - don't upgrade any data
*** and press Enter to continue.
***
*** If you LIKE the current setting...
***    FOXHOUND3UPGRADE=ALL which means upgrade all the data
*** just press Enter.
******************************************************************
Current FOXHOUND3UPGRADE=ALL
New     FOXHOUND3UPGRADE=

See also How do the different FOXHOUND3UPGRADE values work?


If you see this dialog box, click on Remove to run the Foxhound "unsetup" process, and then run the Foxhound InstallShield setup as described above.

Do not click on Modify or Repair; they won't damage anything, but nothing will happen when you click on the Post-Setup button at the end of Modify or Repair process:


Caution: If you are using the Windows Vista or Windows 7 Task Scheduler to take regular backups of your Foxhound database using the technique described here, you should reboot your computer after installing a new version of Foxhound; see The $backup_foxhound3.bat file looked for a path specification in the FOXHOUND3 environment variable and it was empty.

See also...
How do the different FOXHOUND3UPGRADE values work?
How do I install Foxhound?
How do I install a new version of Foxhound?
Another version of this product is already installed.
Why is it called "unsetup" instead of "uninstall"?
How do I remove Foxhound from my system?
How do I backup my Foxhound database?
How do I backup my Foxhound database on a regular basis?
How do the Foxhound backup shortcuts work?
Help - Introduction - Backup
The $backup_foxhound3.bat file looked for a path specification in the FOXHOUND3 environment variable and it was empty.


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